Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- York Railway Station
- The Mansion House
- Viking Silk Cap
- Holy Trinity Church
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The County Court House
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Fairfax House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- View from Station Rise
- Dick Turpin
- The Abbot's House
- Rowntree Park
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- First World War York
- Bone Trial Piece